PQI I-Stick
PQI's Intelligent Stick Is Small, Light And Worth Its Weight
The number of suppliers of USB memory sticks has skyrocketed. So what does PQI bring to the party?
'I' stick stands for "intelligent" stick, which refers to the compact design. USB memory sticks are about as big as a lighter, only slightly larger than an SD or compact flash memory card.
And that's precisely its advantage over the competition, since the PQI I-Stick is the smallest memory stick to have reached our test lab so far. In fact, this handy little device is so small that it can easily be carried around in a wallet. However, care should be taken when handling the device and touching its sensitive interface circuitry to prevent short circuits that causes data loss or defects.
PQI supplies a protective case to do just that, which makes the I-Stick a "full-scale" memory stick complete with a cover for the USB drive. Alternatively, there is also a credit-card-sized stick holder that accommodates two I-Sticks.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.